John Francis of Prophetstown, Whiteside County, Illinois and Some of His Descendants


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John Francis was born 21 January 1803 in England. He married Susan (Susannah) Swan 17 October 1825 at Witham-on-the-Hill, England. They had ten children: Charles, John, Susan, Job, Jane, Mary, Ann, William, Eliza, and Isaac. John and Susan and many of their children's families later immigrated to the United States and settled in Illinois. Includes eight generations of descendants from John and Susan.







My Ostfriesian Ancestors in Whiteside County, Illinois


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Johann Ludwig Preibisius was born 3 February 1832 in Jever, Ostfriesland, Germany. His parents were Christian Leopold Preibisius and Gesche Maria Onnen. He married Tette Cassens (1829-1914) 3 April 1859. They had seven sons. They emigrated in 1884 and settled in Sterling, Illinois. Johann changed his name to Cassens after immigrating to America.










The Illinois Teacher


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Vol. 1, 3-15, 17-18 contain Proceedings of the 1st-15th, 17th-18th annual meetings of the Illinois State Teachers' Association, 1854-71